Now Dolly needs a crochet dress. This is an 18 inch doll clothes pattern. Crochet this one-piece dress for dolly. The crocheted dress will fit most 18 inch dolls. The pattern is worked in one piece from start to finish and uses a striped yarn so you don’t need to change colors! The dress looks beautiful in a single color too.

This pattern fits (I have tried it on all 3 of these brands): My Life as Dolls, Our Generation 18 Inch Dolls and American Girl Dolls. The pattern is not affiliated or designed for any one single ‘brand’ and I honestly cannot recommend one brand over another as my children love each doll equally.

 Dress Pattern for Dolly

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This simple to crochet doll dress is perfect for Dolly! Sized and shaped to fit an 18″ doll, the doll dress is crocheted using medium weight [4] yarn and a 6 mm (J) hook. The dress is initially worked back and forth in rows. After row 12 the dress is finished in continuous rounds. The dress is worked all in one piece. This is a fun to crochet and a simple project to make for 18″ dolls. Pair this with the Simple Spring Vest for Dolly to make a set. This dress will look lovely in a single color yarn.

Supplies

• Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Stripes. Medium Weight [4] Yarn. No-Dye-Lot Solids: 5 oz (141 g) / 236 yds (215 m). 100% Acrylic.
• Hook: 6 mm [J]
  
• Finished Project Yardage: 45 g or 1.6 oz ; 76 yds or 69 m
• Scissors, Yarn Needle, Stitch Marker (optional), Snaps (optional) to fasten, sewing needle and sewing thread

Difficulty Level

Easy

Finished Size

6 inches wide on a flat surface
9 inches long from shoulder to hem of skirt

Gauge

approximately 4 rows of sc per inch; 3 sc per inch

You can substitute any yarn and hook for this stitch pattern – just remember when you substitute if your gauge is different, the finished size of your project will also be different.

Abbreviations

US Terminology used

ch – chain
R – row until you complete R12 (after R12, R – round)
RS – right side (pretty side of the project)
rem – remaining
rep – repeat
sc – single crochet
sk – skip
st/sts – stitch/stitches
* – Repeat the instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. This repeat will contain of multiple instructions.
() – Repeat the instructions between the parentheses the number of times indicated.
[] – at the end of the row – the total number of stitches

Helpful Tutorials

Stitch Anatomy

Invisible Join

Helpful Video Tutorials

Join with a Single Crochet Stitch (Standing Single Crochet)

Quick Stitch Guide 

Slip Knot and Starting Chain

Notes

• This dress is worked back and forth in rows until you complete R12. The remainder of the project is worked in continuous rounds. You may wish to use a stitch marker to mark your place.
• When we skip the stitches to create the armhole, you can simple squeeze the fabric closer to allow you to sc into the next stitch without making it extra big.
• If you wish to add a small button or clasp to the back of the dress please see the one I used in this post: Coat and Hat for Dolly Darla did not want a closure as the back fabric almost touches (after being taken off and put on repeatedly) and it is easier for her to manage when she is changing her doll’s clothing a zillion times a day.
• The project is worked in one piece from start to finish. I did not change yarn colors I simply worked with the yarn straight from the skein.
• Fits 18″ Dolls like American Girl, Our Generation and My Life as

Dress for Dolly Pattern Instructions
18 Inch Doll Clothes

R1: RS: Ch 21, beg in 2nd ch and work 1 sc in each of the next 2 chs, 3 sc in the next ch, 1 sc in each of the next 3 chs, 3 sc in the next ch, 1 sc in each of the next 6 chs, 3 sc in the next ch, 1 sc in each of the next 3 chs, 3 sc in the next ch, 1 sc in each of the next 2 chs, ch 1, turn. [28]

R2: 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, 3 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 5 sts, 3 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 8 sts, 3 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 5 sts, 3 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, ch 1, turn. [36]

R3: 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, 3 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 7 sts, 3 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 10 sts, 3 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 7 sts, 3 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, ch 1, turn. [44]

R4: 1 sc in each of the next 5 sts, 3 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 9 sts, 3 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 12 sts, 3 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 9 sts, 3 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 5 sts, ch 1, turn. [52]

R5: 1 sc in each of the next 6 sts, 3 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 11 sts, 3 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 14 sts, 3 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 11 sts, 3 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 6 sts, ch 1, turn. [60]

R6: 1 sc in each of the next 8 sts, sk the next 13 sts (this creates an armhole), 1 sc in each of the next 18 sts, sk the next 13 sts (this creates the 2nd armhole), 1 sc in each of the next 8 sts, ch 1, turn. [34]

Now, flip the dress right side (RS) out. 

R7: 1 sc in each st across, ch 1, turn. [34]

R8-R12: Rep R7

We will be continuing in rounds from this point forward. Please use a stitch marker, or paperclip (or something) to mark your place at the beginning of each round.

R13: 1 sc in each st around. [34]

R14-R31: Rep R13. Finish off with an invisible join and weave in ends.

You can always make the dress longer by adding extra repeats after R31!

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The doll pictured today is Darla’s My Life as doll.